his instructions , and ru ##tled ##ge had to intervene by pro ##claiming lee in command of all south carolina forces . square @ - @ shaped fort sullivan consisted only of the completed sea ##ward wall , with walls made from palm ##etto logs 20 feet ( 6 @ . @ 1 m ) high and 16 feet ( 4 @ . @ 9 m ) wide . the walls were filled with sand , and rose 10 feet ( 3 @ . @ 0 m ) above the wooden platforms on which the artillery were mounted . a hastily erected pali ##sa ##de of thick plank ##s helped guard the powder magazine and unfinished northern walls . an assortment of 31 cannon , ranging from 9
his instructions, and rutledge had to intervene by proclaiming lee in command of all south carolina forces. square @ - @ shaped fort sullivan consisted only of the completed seaward wall, with walls made from palmetto logs 20 feet ( 6 @. @ 1 m ) high and 16 feet ( 4 @. @ 9 m ) wide. the walls were filled with sand, and rose 10 feet ( 3 @. @ 0 m ) above the wooden platforms on which the artillery were mounted. a hastily erected palisade of thick planks helped guard the powder magazine and unfinished northern walls. an assortment of 31 cannon, ranging from 9